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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

SUKI,GERMANYSorry for adding so late. Life is so hectic over here. All preparations must be made because of Easter. Sometimes I just need a break and today it happened to be in that glorious swing.

BECKY, PHILADELPHIAToday I played with one of my favorite one year olds. Aren't these shoes FABULOUS? I want some!

RIKAKO, JAPANI enjoyed "Dim Sum"(Chinese cuisine) lunch with my co-workers. It was the company's treat. "Dim Sum" are usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate. Their dumplings were sooo delicious.

TRESSA, NORWAYEva Gabrielle (my 5 year old) has been busy decorating for Easter (Påske) it is HUGE over here... Everything closes today at noon....

ROCIO, BORDER OF MEXICOToday I went to Mexico.“At the sight of blackbirdsFlying in a green light,Even the bawds of euphonyWould cry out sharply.”— Wallace Stevens, Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A BlackbirdToday on my way to the airport I saw an amazing flock of blackbirds. I had to stop. It was beautiful!

KATIE, INDONESIAToday I learned about the gamelan, an Indonesian instrument (from Java & Bali) that sounds somewhat like a glockenspiel but its sounds resonates more. Beautiful and interesting! (Bali, Indonesia)

EMILY, ITALY

CORNELIA, SOUTH AFRICAOne of my best friends from childhood is getting married soon. This picture of her and her mother was taken at her kitchen tea.

BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONGToday, it crossed my mind that maybe I should make 'chops' for both Josh and Zoë. The chops are actually 'stamps' with their Chinese names engraved... usually used with a red ink pad.

TRESSA, NORWAYI DO NOT SHOP in Norway unless it is an EMERGENCY... it is WAY TO EXPENSIVE here... get me to the states & I am a crazy woman with a credit card. Every once in a while I SPLURGE on American food from ULTRA. You are looking at $65 worth of American goodies...

EMILY, ITALYOkay, in the interest of full disclosure, this is NOT my favorite place to shop. That said, fish markets in Sicily are entertaining and lively and certainly worth a stop!

SARAH, GEORGIA(I didn't take this picture -- I found it on the web!) Attic Treasures was an antique store I worked at while I was in college. It was like working in a museum! I loved it! And the couple that owned it were so knowledgeable about everything under the sun. I really learned a lot working there.

BECKY, PHILADELPHIAWell, this isn't actually my regular store. It is a corner store in Philadelphia. Many of the families I work with shop at little stores like this. They are very pricey. Laundry detergent that I pay $10 cost $20 in the corner store.

KATIE, INDONESIAMy favourite place to shop? Like in the WORLD? Definitely A-Souq Al-Hamidiyah in Damascus, Syria. Unfortunately I went before I had a digital camera and only took ONE picture ( do you remember those days?) and the picture turned out terribly. I guess I'll just have to go back to make that right. So, until then, here is a good runner up - Al Khan Al Khalili in Cairo, Egypt. Full of life, colour and I'm told that I can buy "Anything I'm looking for at a 'good Egyptian price.'" Ha ha, that is really code for: "I'm going to rip you off because you look like a tourist." Nisa knows. ;) It is lots of fun anyway.

BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONGBook Buddy. I love browsing here.... very dangerous. I think 90% of our kiddie library came from this shop. How did you think I became a VIP member?

LOLA, UTAHThis "The Sweet Tooth Fairy." It is a whimsical little cupcake shop just 5 minutes away from my house. It is so charming and delicious! A definite favorite of mine. (I know, leave it to the pregnant girl to name a CUPCAKE shop as her favorite!)

CORNELIA, SOUTH AFRICAThis is our local grocery store. It is part of a large chaingroup and branches can be found all over South Africa.

Monday, March 29, 2010

We are excited to welcome Rocio to our group this week! We look forward to learning all about her, and seeing more of the world through her eyes! You can click on her name in our header to learn more about her life, her interests, and her family. Don't forget to get your photo entry ready for Communal Global's first picture contest Themed "Today." Get ready to send us a picture of YOUR today! Mr. Linky opens April 1st! (No foolin'). We are thrilled that an amazing photographer and blogger, Miz Boohsay, has agreed to be our very first guest judge!

BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONGI got stuck in traffic on this very narrow bridge for what seemed like an eternity. So I thought I'd have some fun and take a few photos with my trusty old point-and-shoot!

CORNELIA, SOUTH AFRICAGetting ready for the Soccer World Cup. It will be held in South Africa in June/July this year.

EMILY, ITALYMy best friend from high school is visiting, so I guess it's time to set out pots of flowers. I only wish my patio actually looked like this one!

KATIE, INDONESIAMy munchkin and I head head have a blast in a giant ball pit. Having a kid means you get to play and have fun in a way that we adults just don't do anymore. I'm loving rediscovering my sense of play and joy!

LOLA, UTAHFinally going Easter shopping today! (I LOVE soaking in aisle after aisle of candy packaged in lovely spring colors!) This is a jammie-clad Kort on Easter morning in 2006. I can't believe how much he "got it" (you know, egg hunting and candy coma joy?) even when he was just a wee two and half years old!

BECKY, PHILADELPHIAToday my brother and his wife had a baby. Jacob John. Isn't he sweet. He weighed ten pounds and she did not have a C-Section. Be still my heart.... Can you imagine?

RIKAKO, JAPANH&M opened its first temporary shop for a week in the mall where I work. Does everybody know this Swedish clothing company? The shop is packed with customers. I can't believe that it took about 4 hours to enter the shop on the opening day. Still now, it takes about 1 or 2 hours to get in. The waiting lines are huge and never ends. Me? No way! I won't wait that long. I am just passing by the store.

ROCIO, BORDER OF MEXICOToday I stopped and capture this beautiful wild flower on the side of the road.

Friday, March 26, 2010

SUKI, GERMANYI think this is one of my most favourite outfits ever. I bought this skirt in Scotland, the knitted socks are made from my grannt and the gloves too. If you wonder, it wasn't cold at all to lie in the snow.

BECKY, PHILADELPHIAThis is my favorite dress and shoes. I got the dress at Fashion Bug on Summer Clearance 2 years ago for $3.99. How exciting is that? I am SO cheap : )

EMILY, ITALY

CORNELIA, SOUTH AFRICAThis might not be my all time favourite, but at the moment I love it:-) I'm still working on this dress, the seam is only pinned down.

LOLA, UTAHAs some of you may have noticed, I am practically living in this little number these days! It's one of the few remaining items of clothing that perfectly accomodates my growing baby bump. I bought the dress for $6 on clearance at Target! Based on how much I've worn it, that figures out to be about .01 cent per use!

TEZZIE, FINLANDI feel best when I don't have to give what I'm wearing any thought at all...one of the many reasons I love studying cabinet making ;D I just need to throw on my work pants, and choose a clean t-shirt for the day!

SARAH, GEORGIAThis is a baptism gown that my niece and all three of my children have worn at their baptisms. I love it!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONGWe took the kids biking and it's Zoë's turn today to "beep" the entry card on the card reader upon our return home.

LOLA, UTAHI am obsessing about (and blogging about) baby booties! I officially want to learn to crochet so I can have as many pairs as my lil' heart desires! (which is like, at least 20.) I just got a few sets in the mail, and I am so in love with these ones, aren't they hilarious?!

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A few years ago, our founder, Lola, had an idea! She thought that it would be interesting to search out women living all around the world and ask them to collaborate on a blog where they could share our lives. She had always wanted to travel and see the world & this blog became a means to do so!

We have had the privilege of seeing Germany, Thailand, The Netherlands, Philadelphia, New Jersey/NYC, Hong Kong, Canada, and Utah through the eyes of the beautiful, smart, talented, funny women who live there. Some women have journeyed with us for a little while, others the whole distance so far, but all have left their mark here.

We post thrice weekly, on Monday, Wednesday & Friday, with our Linky-day being a Wednesday, when all our wonderful readers get to join in!

We feel that each culture, and each country, and each and every woman on the planet has positive, lovely, and wonderful things to share with those who will listen, and this blog is meant to serve as a forum for these formidably good things!

We are celebrating the everyday beauty of life and womanhood, and suspect that we will find that life is beautiful everywhere, and joy can be found in even the smallest things, such as a morning walk, a great cup of cocoa, the laugh (or mischief) of a child, a letter from someone we love, and of course, the joy of making a new, lifelong friend.

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